Mimi Guarneri, MD, FACC

Board-certified in cardiovascular disease, internal medicine, and Integrative Holistic Medicine,Dr. Guarneri is a Medical Doctor, Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), and Board-certified in Integrative Medicine by the American Board of Integrative Medicine (ABOIM). She is deeply committed to expanding integrative medicine, education and research globally. A leading proponent of Integrative Medicine, she served on the Founding Board of the American Board Physician Specialties in Integrative Medicine. She is Co-founder and Medical Director of Guarneri Integrative Health, Inc. at Pacific Pearl La Jolla in La Jolla, California, since 2014, where she leads a team of experts in conventional, integrative and natural medicine. Dr. Guarneri is Co-founder of Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine and Miraglo Foundation, a non-profit public charity providing healthcare and education to the underserved globally. A Clinical Associate Professor at University of California, San Diego, she also is a Founding President of the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine. She is an accomplished author and the Professor of The Great Courses video series, “The Science of Natural Healing.” Her program,"Live Better Now with Mimi Guarneri, MD," aired nationwide on public television during 2019 and 2020. 

Dr. Guarneri was recognized for her leadership in Integrative Medicine by the Bravewell Collaborative and served as the Founding Chair of the Bravewell Clinical Network for Integrative Medicine. Dr. Guarneri was honored as the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation Scientist of the Year. In 2011, she was the winner of the Bravewell PhysicianLeadership Award which honors a physician leader who has made significant contributions to the transformation of the U.S. health care system. She received the 2012 Linus PaulingFunctional Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award from the Institute for Functional Medicine and the Grace A. Goldsmith award from the American College of Nutrition. Ranked as the number one female physician practicing Integrative Medicine by Newsmax in 2015, Dr.Guarneri also was honored with San Diego Magazine’s Woman of the Year Awards as Health and Wellness Pioneer 2016 for her outstanding leadership.” December 2024, Dr. Guarneri received an honorary " Doctor of Humane Letters" from the Southern California University of Health Sciences.